Bengaluru blast: Innocent Muslims implicated, says NCHRO report
By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net,
Student killed during Srinagar protests
By IANS,
Srinagar : A Class 12 student was killed during violent protests in the old city area of Srinagar Friday afternoon.
Tufail Ahmad Matoo, 19, died in Rajouri Kadal area where clashes between stone pelting youths and the security forces broke out after Friday prayers.
Police asserted the youth was not killed due to firing by the security forces.
"He had been hit on the head by some hard substance and visibly there was no bullet injury that would definitely have left a burn mark besides an entry and exit wound," a senior police officer said.
Sonia, Kejriwal, Mamta to attend Nitish’s oath taking
Patna : A number of leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee,...
Bhopal gas victims to stage indefinite sit-in at New Delhi
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: A conglomerate of five Bhopal-based organizations active among the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster and those exposed to the ground water contamination have announced that they will launch their indefinite agitation in New Delhi from July 26th.
Situation in Kashmir ‘grave’: Chidambaram
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the violence in the Valley killing at least 30 people since June and sparking a heated debate in parliament, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought the central government's help in mitigating the crisis.
Abdullah, who arrived in the capital Monday morning, met Manmohan Singh at his 7 Race Course Road residence and apprised him of the worsening situation in the Kashmir Valley. Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee were also present at the meeting.
Kashmiri Students ‘selected’ under PM scholarships scheme expelled from Rohtak college
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Srinagar: A private engineering college in Rohtak, Haryana has prohibited 13 students from Jammu and Kashmir from appearing in...
Indian Muslim looks at Kashmir as a Hindustani not as a Muslim: Syed Ali...
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
An Untold Story of State Repression in Aligarh, August 2017
By Sajad Ahmad Dar for TwoCircles.net
On Monday, 7th of August 2017, a person named Suresh (a history-sheeter) allegedly shot at and killed two brothers...
Nine more get life terms for Coimbatore blasts
By IANS
Coimbatore : Nine more men, accused in the serial bombings in this Tamil Nadu city in 1998, were given life sentences Thursday, a day after 31 Islamic radicals were given the life terms for the terror attack that killed 58 people.
Special Judge K. Uthirapathi sentenced a total of 30 accused Thursday. Eight of them got rigorous imprisonment sentences of seven to 10 years.
After Thursday's orders, 65 of the 70 accused whose sentencing began Thursday have been declared guilty.
UAE Red Cresent Society donates food aid to Palestinians during Ramadan
By NNN-UNRWA
West Bank : The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates will help UNRWA distribute food parcels to Palestine refugees during the holy month of Ramadan.
The UAE Red Crescent Society is donating USD 250,000 to ensure that refugees in camps, villages and towns throughout the West Bank will enjoy their Ramadan breakfasts.
The donation has been made possible through the generous act of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahian, the President of the United Arab Emirates.
Maneka Gandhi refuses to comment on son Varun
By IANS,
New Delhi : Maneka Gandhi, mother of Varun Gandhi who has created a furore for his hate campaign against Muslims in Pilibhit, refused to comment Tuesday on the swirling controversy.
"I don't want to say anything," Gandhi, who is five time MP from Pilibhit, told IANS.
IAEA in full control of Iran’s nuclear program: Russia
By RIA Novosti
Moscow : Russia has said it believes Iran's nuclear programme is fully under control of the UN Nuclear watchdog and that in the presence of the international agency the Islamic country will not go for weaponisation.
"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has full control over Iran's nuclear activities and the country will never obtain high enriched uranium while the IAEA is there," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak said Saturday.
US Congressional hearing highlights plight of minorities in India
By TCN News,
Washington DC: Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), a broad alliance dedicated to justice and accountability for the Gujarat pogroms of 2002, today welcomed the congressional hearing on the subject of minorities and religious freedom in India.
No maintenance allowance in defective nikah: Muslim Ulema
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: There is no scope for a maintenance allowance in case of a defective nikah, said Muslim Ulema and Islamic scholars, reacting to a Supreme Court verdict on the marriage of a man with two sisters at the same time.
As the nikah was defective (Islamic Shariah prohibits marriage of a person with two sisters at the same time), no question arises for a maintenance allowance, said the Ulema including Dr. Mufti Mohammad Mukarram Ahmad, Imam of Shahi Masjid of Fatehpuri in the capital.
Jamia takes possession of prime land for future development
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia took possession of 114 bighas and 11 biswas of prime land in South Delhi for its future development following hon’ble Supreme Court’s modification order to the benefit of Jamia in respect of a land case pertaining to the State of Uttar Pradesh v/s Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Haneef contests Aussie claim of fresh evidence
By IANS
Bangalore : Muhammad Haneef Wednesday contested Australian authorities claim of having fresh evidence of his involvement in the failed British terror plot.
The 27-year-old doctor accused Australian authorities of releasing only selected parts of a chat he had with his brother Shoaib on July 2, the day he was detained in Brisbane while on way to India.
"They have just given a few quotes from the chat and not the full chat. Once it is made public, it will clear any doubt (on whether I knew of the plot)," Haneef told a hurriedly convened press conference here.
IUML terms Centre’s actions following E Ahamed’s death an insult to Nation
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
The first meeting of Indian Union Muslim League held in Malappuram after E Ahamed's demise termed the ill treatment of its...
No terror camps in Pakistani Kashmir: Minister
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan has rejected a recent media report that spoke about the existence of terrorist training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Aliah University, Kolkata to organize seminar on Media and Marginality
TCN News
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University and Social Network for Assisstance to People (SNAP) are together organizing a National Seminar on...
Contempt notice to senior UP official in IPS officer’s case
Lucknow : The Allahabad High Court on Monday issued a contempt notice to a top Uttar Pradesh government official for not providing documents to...
Out of 5 major Muslim contestants in TN only one won thanks to Jaya...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Chennai: Tamil Nadu which had sent two Muslim MPs in 2009 this time will be sending only Anwar Raja who despite his own community opposition won, riding on AIADMK wave in the state.
ULFA wants top six leaders released for peace talks
By IANS,
Guwahati : The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday urged New Delhi to release its six top jailed leaders to pave way for peace talks to pull the curtains down on more than three decades of violent insurgency in the northeastern state of Assam.
"Let the government create a conducive atmosphere for us to hold our general council meeting by releasing the jailed leaders so that a collective decision could be taken to take the peace process further," ULFA publicity chief Mithinga Daimary said in a statement.
AMU Court recommends three names for new Vice Chancellor
By TCN News
Aligarh: A special meeting of the AMU Court, the supreme governing body of the Aligarh Muslim University, today recommended a panel of...
‘Identify and kill them’: How calls for Muslim genocide were given at VHP’s Delhi...
North East Delhi, which witnessed anti-Muslim riots in February 2020, reverberated with hate and provocative speeches on October 9 during an event organized...
Cancelling PM’s rallies sent negative message: Shatrughan Sinha
Patna: Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday said the last-minute cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies for ongoing campaigning in Bihar assembly polls...
Jammu Muslims float co-ordination committee
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Jammu : To ensure equal opportunities of progress and development to the Muslims of Jammu, Muslim organizations of the Jammu division today unitedly floated an umbrella organization - Jammu Muslim co-ordination committee.
This was disclosed by Prof. Zahur-ud-din the convener of newly framed body, here in a press conference.
Gujarat OBC leader launches ‘I am a sad Gujarat’ yatra to Somnath
Ahmedabad, (IANS): Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakore, who has been trying to mobilise the OBC, SC and ST communities to counter the Patel quota...
Andhra Predesh: Trend/ Result of Muslim Lok Sabha candidates
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Party  तस्वीरों में ईद 2021…इस बार भी ‘फीकी ‘रही ‘मीठी’ कहलाई जाने वाली ईद
भारत मे कोरोना वायरस के जबरदस्त आक्रमण के चलते इस बार सबसे बड़ी अल्पसंख्यक आबादी के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण त्यौहार ईद भी फीकी रही है।...
TV journalist Rahul Singh booked for covering Gujarat’s mass grave digging
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Kashmiri doctor who tops IAS exam wants to be role model
By F. Ahmed, IANS,
Srinagar: A Kashmiri doctor who has made history by topping the coveted Indian civil services exam Thursday pledged to be a role model for the young from troubled Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah Faesal, 27, says he owes his success to his well-knit middle class family from Kupwara -- his 47-year-old mother Mubeenaji, a younger brother and a young sister -- and to divine blessings.
Talking to IANS on telephone from New Delhi, Faisal said: "I am humbled. I had faith in my hard work, Allah's grace and the blessings of my family.
Musharraf says charges of him sabotaging mosque deal baselessBy NNN-PTI Islamabad : Dismissing as "baseless" charges that he sabotaged an agreement with radical clerics of the Lal Masjid at the eleventh hour, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the military raid against the pro-Taliban mosque was carried out after all options to resolve the stand-off failed. "I am being alleged that I have sabotaged the accord with the Lal Masjid administration. This allegation is baseless," Musharraf said during a meeting with the Editors of local media in Rawalpindi near here yesterday. TCN special: Misra Commission report excerpts- Part 12
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Misra Commission report excerpts - home page
Achievements & Impact of Planned Strategies for Weaker Sections/ Minorities
For assessing the impact of developmental programmes and statutory measures on the minorities, a comparison between physical and financial targets and achievements thereof in various sectors is being made to identify gaps and obtain a realistic picture of the challenges ahead in the succeeding paragraphs.
SC disallows burqa, full sleeve shirt for AIPMT examination on Saturday
The SIO that had filed the PIL, withdrew the case “as a mark of protest” seeing what it called the decline of interest of...
Jamia to hold common test for UG entrants
By IANS,
New Delhi : Starting this year, Jamia Millia Islamia University will conduct common entrance test for some of its undergraduate courses.
Four Punjab writers return awards over intolerance
Chandigarh: Raising their voice against rising "intolerance" and "suppressing freedom of expression", four eminent Punjabi writers on Sunday announced that they were returning the...
Lawyer of Chhota Shakeel’s aide shot dead
By IANS,
Mangalore : Naushad Kashim, the lawyer of Rashid Malbari, an aide of underworld don Chhota Shakeel was shot dead here by unidentified gunmen, the police said Friday. A hunt has been launched to arrest the killers.
"We have formed four teams to nab the two suspected assailants of Kashim and investigate the murder to ascertain whether there are links between Malbari's arrest and the internecine gang wars in the underworld," Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gopal Hosur told IANS here.
AMU announces result of Civil Services coaching entrance test
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The result of the National Entrance Test conducted by the Residential Coaching
Academy (RCA) of Aligarh Muslim University was announced today by Prof. Ziauddin
Khairoowala, Director of the Academy. Against the 100 seats, 335 candidates have been
selected for interview and group discussion.
The test was conducted earlier this month at three centers namely Aligarh, Lucknow and
Kozhikode for selecting 100 candidates for 2011 Batch as a full time regular coaching
for Minorities/ Scheduled Castes (SCs)/ Scheduled Tribes (STs) & women candidates of
Space for women in Masjid, that is, room for women in Muslim community
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
Crime cloud over Shimla worries government, tourists
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla: Is the popular hill resort of Shimla, crowded at this time of the year, turning into a crime zone for tourists? There have been two suicides and two murders, all involving tourists, in the past six months.
The alleged suicide by a Chhattisgarh couple who reached this town June 19 is the most recent case. Before that, a husband pushed his newly-wed wife off a cliff during their honeymoon trip and a male student of the premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee murdered his girlfriend in a hotel room.
AMU to open school using relief fund for Muzaffarnagar riot victims
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University today clarified that an amount of Rs. 51 Lakh contributed by AMU for riot victims of Muzaffarnagar is still with the University. It will be used for constructing Sir Syed Public School in Muzaffarnagar for riot victims.
Bangladeshi businessman gets three years in anti-graft caseBy Xinhua Dhaka : Giasuddin Al Mamun, business partner and friend of former prime minister Khaleda Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman, was sentenced to 3 years in jail by Bangladesh's anti-graft court Thursday. The anti-graft court is a makeshift court for the trial of corrupt persons, instituted by the military-backed caretaker regime. The sentence was for not submitting his wealth statement within the deadline given by the government, according to the court. Kouachis of Paris and Continental Sagacity
By Syed Zafar Mahmood,
There is general consensus in the world, and rightly so, that every terrorist must be given exemplary punishment. Kouachis too have met with their deserved fate. However, the well considered purposes of any punishment include retribution, incapacitation and deterrence. In the case of Kouachis, the first two have been more than fulfilled but what about deterring their kind of persons from committing similar crimes in future? Keeping that in mind if we simply feel content to have quickly caught and brought Kouachis to ‘justice’, we would be lamented by the posterity as short sighted and selfish – not adequately concerned with the welfare of the upcoming generations. What happened in Paris was not an isolated act of terrorism; it manifested a mindset we need to go deep into.
‘Court verdict or negotiated accord only solution to Ayodhya’
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress said Thursday that a court verdict or comprehensive settlement accepted by all stake-holders were the only possible solutions to the Ayodhya dispute.
Answering a questions on the promise of the then prime minister Narasimha Rao's government to rebuild the Babri Mosque following its demolition Dec 6, 1992, party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the party "did not want the remedy to be worse than the disease".
A court verdict or a comprehensive settlement was acceptable to the party as solutions to the dispute, he said.
Job fair organized at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Training and Placement Office (General), Aligarh Muslim University organized a Job Fair for the general students of the university.
INSAN SCHOOL of Kishanganj celebrating its 44th year of success
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Ulama Council sits on dharna demanding inclusion of Muslims/Christians in SC/ST reservations
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Rashtriya Ulama Council is holding an indefinite protest and hunger strike since February 17, for seven days now at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on the issue of “SC/ST Reservation barred to Muslim and Christian Dalits”.
AAP ‘encouraging theft’ by promising freebies like free water: Shiela Dikshit
By Trina Joshi,
New Delhi : The Aam Admi Party (AAP), which came to power for the second time in Delhi -- with a record...
No temporary arrangement for its off-campus centre: AMU to Kerala govt.
By Najiya O., TwoCircles.net,
Cochi: The Aligarh Muslim University has made it clear that the off-campus centre allowed to Kerala cannot begin functioning from any temporary building. The university has also asked the state government to accelerate the land acquisition procedures.
Mr. MA Baby, state minister of education, had asked Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resources Development, to begin the AMU off-campus centre in any temporary centre. It is said that the government saw the Calicut University as a good option for a temporary centre.
Mufti wants national consensus on Kashmir
By IANS,
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for a national consensus to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with Pakistan.
Speaking at a rally at Kalu Chak near here, Mufti Sayeed said: "There was no substitute to resolving this festering sore that has dampened the immense economic potential of South Asian region for decades and bruised the body and soul of Jammu and Kashmir."
 AMU Alumni of Jubail, Saudi Arabia marks bicentennial celebrations of Sir Syed
By TCN News
The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association of Jubail, Saudi Arabia (AMU-AAJ) held Bicentennial Celebration of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan at the Marafiq...
Pairokar of 7 rape victims of Muzaffarnagar riots detained
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Muzaffarnagar: Naseem Ahmed, the Pairokar of the seven women, who were gang raped during communal violence in Muzaffarnagar in September...
Bihar mother-daughter killed in staged encounter: policeBy IANSÂ Patna : A woman and her daughter were killed by police in a staged shootout in Bihar's Sitamarhi district in July 2005 and the killing was passed off as an operation to combat Maoist rebels, an enquiry has found.  After 11 years, the CBI wants to exhume Ayesha’s body for further investigation
TCN News
The latest in Ayesha Meeran case, the 19-year-old pharmacy student who was brutally killed 11 years ago in the ladies hostel, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijaywada,...
 Manipal college initiates inquiry after Professor allegedly calls Muslim student a ‘terrorist’
In the video that went viral on social media, the Muslim student is seen calling out the professor for allegedly calling him a...
16 Pakistani soldiers killed in North WaziristanBy IANS Miranshah (Pakistan) : At least 16 soldiers were killed and 14 wounded when militants ambushed an army convoy with heavy weapons in Pakistan's tribal region here Wednesday, an army official said. The convoy, on its way to Mada Khel from Lora Mandi, came under attack near Miranshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, said Maj. Gen Arshad Waheed, director general Inter Service Public Relations. NC wants dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits: Farooq Abdullah
By TwoCircles.net news desk
Jammu: Hitting hard against the critics of National Conference, party patron and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today accused successive union governments and Islamabad for the present turmoil in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. NC patron said that Central governments always played regional card and tried to divide the people of state on regional and communal basis. "They want us to keep fighting with each other so that they can rule us", Dr Farooq Abdullah said. Ravi Chander report becoming topic of public debate in Hyderabad
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh Minorities Commission-appointed Advocate L Ravi Chander committee report – that is gathering dust since October 2008 as the commission did not forward it to the state government – is now becoming a topic of hot public debate. The report confirming illegal detention and custodial torture of Muslim youths arrested following twin terror blasts in the city, has been published online by TwoCircles.net.
Youth killed in police firing during Kashmir clash
Srinagar : A youth was killed in police firing while three people were injured Monday when a stone-pelting mob clashed with security forces in...
SP promises 10% reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra
By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday promised to provide 10% reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra, honour for Urdu language and...
Ahmedabad blasts: 5 charge sheets against 281 terror suspects
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Ahmedabad police have filed five more charge sheets in the July 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts and accused 281 people – 140 of them have been declared absconding.
Each of the charge sheets consists of one thousand pages and says the accused had relations with terror outfits Indian Mujahideen and SIMI. As per the media reports the charge sheets also talk about the methods and strategy adopted by the terrorists to make their plans successful.
Beaten by teacher, Bengal boy dies
Kolkata : A student of a residential school in West Bengal's Murshidabad district died on Tuesday after allegedly being beaten by teachers for indiscipline.
Two...
Three bombs found in Kathmandu
By IANS
Kathmandu : A month after serial blasts killed three woman here, three bombs were found hidden in a factory in the Nepalese capital at a time the country is celebrating its biggest Hindu festival.
The three bombs were found hidden in a carton in a factory in Koteshwor, a busy commercial area in Kathmandu, the police said.
The bomb disposal squad defused two and took away the third for investigations, Nepal's state media said.
Gang of robbers busted, four arrested
By IANS,
New Delhi : Police Monday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers, surprisingly headed by a woman, and solved at least two cases of waylaying in Usmanpur area of East Delhi.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Shabana, 30, who headed the gang, from Usmanpur.
"During interrogation, she revealed the names of Javed, 26, Mustakeen, 23, and Wasem, 22, who were also apprehended later," a senior police officer said.
Police received information May 19 that a gang of robbers had assaulted a man and snatched his cash, jewellery and some documents.
No Friday curfew in Srinagar after six weeks
By IANS,
Srinagar : For the first time in six weeks, no curfew was imposed in the Old City areas of Srinagar to allow Friday prayers at the Jamia mosque, officials said.
Mentally challenged boy kept in captivity
By IANS
Jaipur : A mentally challenged boy is being kept captive, in his own home, by his parents because they cannot afford his treatment.
Salman, 13, a resident of the walled city here has several times tried to run away from his home and has been kept in confinement by his parents. Some times he is even tied with a rope.
Salman's mother Shakila says it is because of the fear of losing her only son that he is being kept in captivity.
Delhi based Kishanganj natives organised symposium on AMU off-campus centre
By Md. Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net,
End negative publicity, time to rediscover Kashmir: J&K officials
New Delhi : The recent incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir had triggered fears of another flood, pushing many to cancel their travel plans....
60 foreigners linked to Al Qaeda held in Yemen
By IANS,
Sanaa : Sixty foreigners, including three US citizens, were arrested in Yemen for having links with Al qaeda, a top intelligence official has said.
The Yemeni authorities released last week an Australian woman, two Malaysian students and a Bangladeshi woman, who were held along with 56 others for having links with the Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the official told Xinhua news agency.
PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Baramulla : The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between the...
 Reeling under cow-politics, Mewati villagers yearn for change
By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net
“I don’t even bring mutton home now, for fear of it being mistaken for beef,” says Moeen Khan, 35 years, grandson...
US strikes Al Qaeda target in Somalia: report
By DPA
Washington : The US military fired at a suspected Al Qaeda target in northern Somalia, US broadcaster CNN reported. Kashmir terror case: Bail application rejected
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent
Kochi: The Thalasseri sessions court again adjourned the trial proceedings of the terror case in which four Keralites were killed in encounter with the army in Kashmir. The case has been posted for September 8. The court also rejected the bail application submitted by the accused.
 Iqbal Ansari, litigant in Babri masjid case attacked
TCN News
The main litigant in the Babri Masjid litigation, Iqbal Ansari, was on Tuesday attacked by a woman named Vartika Singh and her male...
10 years of Gujarat Carnage: Modi’s police don’t allow protest demonstration
By Rafat Nayeem Quadri, for TCN,
‘ओसामा अभी मरा नहीं, सम्भल में ज़िन्दा है’
By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल: पहली नज़र में यह साफ़ सुथरा और तालीम की ओर बढ़ता शहर दिखता है. सम्भल के दीपासराय को देख...
‘Manmohan’s offer of talks attempt to distract Kashmiris’
By IANS,
Islamabad : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer for discussions, including on autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, is an effort to distract the Kashmiris from their freedom struggle "which is on the verge of success", an editorial in a Pakistani Urdu daily said Friday.
Seemanchal floods: AMU Kishanganj boundary wall collapses due to inferior construction
By Mohammed Mudassir Alam for TwoCircles.net
The recent floods in Seemanchal region of Bihar that caused massive destruction all over the region, including the upcoming...
 Tamil Poet ‘Kavikko’ Abdul Rahman no more
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
S Abdul Rahman, a Tamil poet, passed away on Friday at the age of 79. Abdul Rahman was popularly known as...
The mind map of a Muslim Indian
An Introduction to the Political Ideas of Syed Shahabuddin
By Dr. Hilal Ahmed
Introduction
Nithari killings: Koli guilty of 7-year-old’s rape, murder
By IANS,
Ghaziabad: A special court Tuesday held domestic help Surender Koli guilty of the rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti, who had disappeared from her home in September 2006 and was amongst the 19 women and children from Noida's Nithari village whose body parts were found in a drain.
In the second case of the grisly Nithari murders, which shocked the nation for their brutality and hints of cannibalism, special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court Judge A.K. Singh convicted Koli. Arguments for the quantum of sentencing will be held Wednesday.
Ecominic mainstreaming of minorities: strategies and actions
By TCN News,
Mumbai: 4th All India Minority Business Summit “Economic Mainstreaming of Minorities: Strategies and Actions” was held in Mumbai on Saturday.
For special treatment, go to Pakistan: Shiv Sena tells Muslims
Mumbai : "If the Muslim community in India want any special treatment as Muslims, they should go to Pakistan," the Shiv Sena warned here Tuesday.
"If they (Muslims) want anything from this country, they must first accept India as their motherland and proclaim 'Vande Mataram'. They cannot demand freedom and yet continue to cling to their religion," the party said in a sharp edit in 'Saamana' on Tuesday.
Book for NGOs working for minorities released
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today released a book to guide NGOs working for the minority community. The book will help them run their programmes effectively with active aid from the government and other funding agencies. The book, 'A Guide to Uplift Minorities', an initiative of the Social Service Wing of JIH, released here by former Chief Justice of India A M Ahmadi. Masrat Alam booked under Public Safety Act
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday booked hardline separatist Masrat Alam under the Public safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to...
Vikas Yadav wants Katara murder trial shifted to Tamil Nadu
By IANS
New Delhi : Former Rajya Sabha member D.P. Yadav's son Vikas Yadav, facing trial in Delhi for his alleged role in murdering his sister's friend Nitish Katara, Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case to any court in Tamil Nadu.
Admitting Yadav's plea, a bench of Justices Ashok Bhan and V.S. Sripurkar expressed surprise over Vikas Yadav's request.
It observed that the case had been first transferred from Ghaziabad to Delhi and "now you want it to be shifted to Madras".
Saudi official affirms end of Hajj season with no major incidents
By NNN-KUNA
Riyadh : Saudi Interior Minister and Chairman of the hajj Supreme Committee Prince Naif bin Abdul-Aziz affirmed Saturday that the hajj season has ended with no major accidents occurring.
During a reception ceremony for Interior forces working in the hajj season, Prince Naif said that the authorities have achieved success during the grand spiritual event, lauding the efforts by Saudi forces in facilitating the rituals for pilgrims.
‘Rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits with safety, dignity’
New Delhi : Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Kashmiri Pandits should be rehabilitated in the Valley with "safety and dignity".
"The most hurtful...
 Mubarak Manzil: Agra’s 17th-Century Monument Demolished
TCN News
The demolition of Agra's ancient Mubarak Manzil, a 17th-century Mughal heritage site, has sparked criticism and claims of complicity between officials and a...
Former local council chief shot dead in gang war
By IANS,
Greater Noida: The former head of a town council in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida district was shot dead Thursday during a gunfight with a rival gang, police said.
Abdul Kadir, a former chairman of Bilaspur town council, had a long history of crime, Greater Noida Superintendent of Police S.K. Verma said.
According to Verma, a call was received at the district's Dankaur police station that two groups were firing at each other in Bilaspur town.
A police team rushed to the spot and found that groups led by Kadir and Tahir Guru, respectively, were engaged in a gunfight.
Airfare fixed for Haj pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : The airfare for pilgrims going to perform Haj through Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee had been fixed at Rs.12,000, an official said Saturday. The pilgrims would be required to deposit the requisite foreign exchange and airfare by Sep 20, the official said. Batala House gunfight fake, reiterates Digvijaya
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday stuck to his earlier stance that the 2008 Batala House gunfight here was "fake"...
Key suspect in student’s rape, murder case held
By IANS
Hyderabad : The police have arrested a key suspect in the sensational rape and murder case of a young woman student in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.
Ayesha Meeran, 19, a first year student of B. Pharmacy, was killws on the night of Dec 27 in her room at a ladies hostel.
The suspect, identified as Gurvinder Singh alias Laddu, was arrested from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
Sabir Ali’s wife protests outside Naqvi’s house, detained
New Delhi : Delhi Police Monday detained expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali's wife Yasmin for over two hours after she protested outside BJP leader...
Jordan urges Israel to ease suffering of Palestinian people
By NNN-KUNA
Amman : Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Bashir on Sunday urged Israel to take steps to ensure success of peace talks with the Palestinians, including a halt to settlement activity in East Jerusalem.
According to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign ministry, Bashir made the remark during a meeting with the visiting US Senator Charles E. Schumer, who is currently on a regional tour.
Air hostess steals money from sleeping passengers
By IANS,
London: An air hostess is facing 10 years in prison in France after admitting stealing money, credit cards and jewellery from business class passengers as they slept on long-haul flights.
The 47-year-old Air France employee dubbed the "Mile High Pickpocket" was caught following complaints about missing money, credit cards and designer jewellery.
She would rifle through pockets and handbags, helping herself up to 3,700 pounds on one single flight, Daily Mail reported.
Central willing to hold talks with all sections in Kashmir: HM
By Manoj Khar, Agence India Press
New Delhi: Central Government on Wednesday expressed its willingness to hold talks with any group from the Kashmir Valley wishing to come forward amid indications that it would be soon coming out with a series of measures to address the issue.
Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Wednesday said that Central Government is hopeful of re-starting the process of dialogue in the near future in Jammu and Kashmir.
SIT probe report on Zakia’s petition very shocking: human rights activists
By TCN Special Correspondent,
NIA chief visits Bengal to review Burdwan blast probe
Kolkata : NIA Director General Sharad Kumar Friday visited West Bengal to review the investigation into the Oct 2 blast in Burdwan in which...
Abbas: Elections not to held until Gaza coup ends
By Xinhua
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that neither the legislative elections nor the presidential elections would be held in the Palestinian territories before the end of the Gaza coup perpetrated by Hamas.
"The people will say their word soon in the early legislative and presidential elections that will be held after Hamas ends its military coup in the Gaza Strip," Abbas said in a Popular Front for Liberate Palestine (PFLP) rally in Ramallah.
Poll panel censures BSP candidate from Lucknow
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Saturday censured Akhilesh Das, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, for making derogatory remarks about his rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Nafisa Ali.
"Election Commission is of the considered opinion that Dr. Akhilesh Das has violated the provisions of the model code of conduct and the Election Commission has censured him for the said violation," the poll panel said in a statement issued here.
U.S. troops kill up to 49 in Baghdad’s Sadr City
By Xinhua
Baghdad : The U.S. military said that its troops have killed up to 49 "criminals" in a raid on Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City early on Sunday.
"Collation forces estimate that 49 criminals were killed in three separate engagements during this operation," the U.S. military said in a statement.
An Iraqi Interior Ministry source told Xinhua earlier that 13 people, including one woman and two children, were killed, along with more than 52 people injured.
Delegation from BTAD appraises about continued violence in BTC; reiterate demand for review of...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A delegation of Sonmilito Jonogosthiyo Oikyo Mancho, Assam (United Forum of Ethnic Groups), representing 20 non-government organizations and civil society groups organised a discussion on the continued violence in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) of Assam. The discussion was held at the ANAHD office in Delhi.
 Mamata warns BJP not to mix politics with religion
Kolkata, (IANS): Asserting that politics and religion should not be mixed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took a dig at the...
 ‘Every time we see policemen, our blood boils’ Part IV of Kashmiri teenagers stories
What are many Indian teengaer’s biggest concerns when they are 15 years old? Homework? Upcoming exams? Family pressures? No We do not need an...
 Maharashtra Minority Commission lying defunct, awaits Chairman
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Formed with the aim to protect the rights of minorities, the Maharashtra State MInority Commission is still lying headless. With most...
Pakistan to pursue Iran pipeline: spokesperson
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistan reiterated Monday that it would pursue the proposed Iranian gas pipeline project to meet its growing energy requirements. Premature to name terror group behind blasts: Home ministry
By IANS,
New Delhi: The home ministry Wednesday said it would be premature to name the terrorist group behind the serial blasts in Mumbai that killed at least 10 people and left scores injured.
Nuclear deterrence indispensable for security: Pakistan
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistan's position on Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) is clear and the nuclear deterrence is an indispensable part of its security, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said here Monday.
"Our position on Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is very clear," Aslam said when responding to a statement by Japanese Defence Minister who expressed her country's desire that Pakistan join the NPT regime. She added that the nuclear deterrence was indispensable for Pakistan's security.
JNU represents hope and change: Why the iconic university cannot be shut down
By Gokul Bhagabati
Much water has flowed under the Yamuna bridge -- dirty though -- since the February 9 "cultural" event inside the Jawaharlal Nehru...
Muslim sentiments ruffled over worship rights
By Papri Sri Raman, IANS
Vellore : A mosque within a historic fort under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is making Muslims allege bias over their right of worship.
The mosque is located within the ramparts of the famous Vellore Fort, an imposing structure in the small town of Vellore, about 180 km from Chennai.
This was the fort where Indian soldiers in 1806 first rebelled against the British rulers and killed more than a hundred British officers. It is now known as a high-security prison where Tamil Tiger prisoners are housed.
AMU invites application from madarsa teachers for computer training
By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Centre for Promotion of Science of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has invited applications from madarsa teachers for 10-day especial course on ‘Use of Computer in Teaching’. The course will start from 23rd February.
Those madrasa teachers who are teaching computer science will be eligible to be enrolled for the course. A limited number of candidates will be selected by the officials of the center. Among them priority will be given to those who are aged below 50 and interested in computer using with having basic knowledge of English language.
900 citizens appeal to secular parties to form secular government
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Over 900 concerned citizens from across India, including eminent personalities from the film industry, activists and academia, issue an appeal to parties who campaigned seeking votes on basis of their secular credentials, to prevent formation of a communal central government.
Supreme Court notice to Babloo in murder caseBy IANS New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to underworld don Om Prakash Srivastav alias Babloo Srivastava on a Delhi government plea challenging his acquittal by the Delhi High Court in the murder of businessman Lalit Suneja 15 years ago. A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan also issued notice to his accomplice Nitin Gunwant Shah, who had allegedly hired Srivastava to kill Suneja. Maoists blow up rail track in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : Armed Maoists blew up a railway track in Bihar's Jamui district early Sunday to enforce a 72-hour long strike called by them against a proposed security operation against the rebels, officials said.
The guerrillas blasted a track near Narganjo station in Jamui, about 170 km from here. Narganjo is situated on the Patna-Howrah rail route of the East Central Railway.
"Maoists blew up the railway track to enforce their strike starting Saturday midnight," a police official in Jamui said.
Military presidents twice over: Will Musharraf join the club?
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) If elected for a second consecutive term in November, President Pervez Musharraf will become Pakistan's third military ruler to win a second term, the others being Field Marshal Ayub Khan and General Zia-ul Haq.
The other two ruled the country for about 11 years each. Musharraf will complete eight years in power next month.
BJP welcomes fatwa against terrorism
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday welcomed the Islamic seminary Dar-ul-Uloom's fatwa (edict) terming participation in terror activities as un-Islamic.
“I welcome the recent fatwa issued by one of the most prestigious religious centres of the Muslim community Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, which stated that the killing of innocent citizens by terrorists is an un-Islamic act,” party president Rajnath Singh said in his presidential address at the BJP national executive here.
CM takes stock of latest situation in camps of BTAD, 6 more bodies recovered
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi visited Narayanguri and Balapara in Baksa and Kokrajhar’s Gossaigaon subdivision to take stock of the latest law and order situation and to meet the violence affected people on Wednesday.
Two Gypsy jeeps of Chandigarh police stolen
By IANS,
Chandigarh : This is one embarrassment the Chandigarh police could well do without: Two of their own Gypsy jeeps have been stolen, and their officials are now probing the mysterious thefts.
For a city where motor vehicle thefts are more than routine and the police have been routinely cautioning the people that they can do little if residents do not safeguard their own vehicles, the police have now learnt the lesson the hard way.
The thefts of two police Gypsys took place within a fortnight, the last one Monday night.
Israeli opposition leader confirms airstrike against Syria
By Xinhua
Jerusalem : Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday confirmed an air operation in Syria about two weeks ago, breaking the blackout Israeli officials have been remaining on the alleged airstrike.
In an interview with Israeli Channel 1 TV, Netanyahu said that he had been a partner with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the decision to launch the operation in Syria.
Netanyahu said he had not only supported the prime minister's decision but also personally praised him for the initiative.
Campus Front Launches Campaign for ‘Stand Up for Civil Rights’
By TCN News,
Bhopal: Campus Front of India has started nation-wide week-long campaign Stand Up for Civil Rights from Monday (September 12 to 19).
Comments on Prophet Mohammad a writing error: Shah Rukh
By IANS,
Mumbai : A day after a police complaint was filed against him for "hurting religious sentiments" in Islam, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh said Friday that his comments to a magazine were misinterpreted due to a "writing error".
The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by the Mumbai Aman Committee (MAC) at the Bandra police station here Thursday after they read in Time'N Style-Luxury that Shah Rukh had listed Prophet Mohammad as one of the most unimpressive personalities in history alongside Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
Book praises Mayawati, Akhilesh embarassed
By IANS,
Lucknow : A government publication in Uttar Pradesh now enlists parks and monuments built by former chief minister Mayawati as new visiting attractions...
The silence of the Gujarati Muslims
While Muslims from Azamgarh demonstrated in New Delhi against random arrest of Muslims in the name of terrorism, Gujarat Muslims avoid any democratic agitation against indiscriminate arrest. While some say it is `fear psychosis' others hold community's 'mercantile culture' responsible for it.
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent,
Ten Years after Gujarat riot: Memorial to a genocide
By Rafat Nayeem Quadri for TwoCircles.net,
Kalyan not an issue for ties with Samajwadi Party: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party will not have a problem in forging an alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming general elections even if former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh joins it, a senior Congress leader said.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh admitted the fact cannot be wished away that it was during Kalyan Singh's tenure as Uttar Pradesh chief minister that the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished in 1992. However, it would not deter the Congress from forging ties with the Samajwadi Party, he said.
Prime Minister condemns Andhra blast
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday condemned the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad in which five people were killed and appealed to members of all communities to maintain peace and harmony.
Manmohan Singh also expressed his condolences to relatives of the victims of the blast.
President condemns Kashmir terror attack
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee condemned the terror attack on a police station in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday that left six people...
Human rights activists missing in UP; PUDR suspects police
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: Two human rights activists of People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) are missing for a few days in Uttar Pradesh and the organization has blamed state STF and ATS for their abduction and illegal confinement.
The PUDR has “strongly condemned the abduction and illegal confinement of two human rights activists in Uttar Pradesh at the hands of the state STF and ATS. All of them were active with the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) and are missing” says a press release from PUDR.
बिहार चुनाव : भाजपा के लिए कौन अधर्मी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
छपरा/सीवान/गोपालगंज : बिहार की राजनीति में ‘धर्म का कॉकटेल’ घोलने की साज़िशें शुरू हो चुकी हैं. जातीय समीकरणों में पिछड़ती पार्टी...
Al Qaeda could get nukes from Pakistan: US
By Arun Kumar, IANS,
Washington : The US believes Al Qaeda is actively in search of a nuclear bomb and fears it could get one through criminal gangs or by infiltrating nuclear labs in Pakistan or other vulnerable nations.
"I think the Al Qaeda is looking for those vulnerabilities and facilities and stockpiles in different countries that would allow them to obtain the by-product of nuclear reactors and materials that they can use," John Brennan, the White House's counter-terrorism chief, told reporters Monday.
Padma Shri Saba Anjum Karim: Story of Grit, determination and much more
From gali hockey, to India’s hockey captain to DSP of police, it has been an incredible and equally inspiring journey for daughter of Chhattisgarh Saba Anjum who has received the Padma Shri 2015 honour
By Sharique Anwer, TwoCircles.net,
Durg (Chhattisgarh): Growing up in the Kelabandi locality of this place Durg, one of the district headquarters of Chhattisgarh, she was just another girl in the neighbourhood, daughter of a muezzin in a local mosque, youngest of the four siblings with not much resources at hand for the poor family.
Kejriwal alleges corruption in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Friday alleged that there was a lot of corruption in Gujarat, contrary to the claims made by Chief...
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